"When James Aden relocated here from Berkeley, Calif., he wanted to live near downtown and he wanted his children in good schools, so he moved into the coveted Alamo Heights school district.
But Aden toured a school there and decided he wanted something more for his kids — including a measure of diversity he felt was lacking at his neighborhood school. Now Aden's kids attend Hawthorne Academy, a district-run charter school in the San Antonio Independent School District that is open to students who live outside the district boundaries.
Parents like Aden are one reason the San Antonio Alliance, which represents SAISD teachers and other district staff, would like to see more district schools become charters."
But Aden toured a school there and decided he wanted something more for his kids — including a measure of diversity he felt was lacking at his neighborhood school. Now Aden's kids attend Hawthorne Academy, a district-run charter school in the San Antonio Independent School District that is open to students who live outside the district boundaries.
Parents like Aden are one reason the San Antonio Alliance, which represents SAISD teachers and other district staff, would like to see more district schools become charters."